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BTEC IT Unit 1 Bumper Quiz

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these 4 options is an example of a file type?

a)

Edexcel

b)

DOC

c)

Firewall

d)

Tom's leg

2.

What does PDF stand for?

a)

Personal Democracy Forum

b)

Parkinson's Disease Federation

c)

Personal Data Form

d)

Portable Document Format

3.

Which of the 4 options is an example of a Application Software?

a)

Powerpoint

b)

Kieron's Bacon Butty

c)

Keyboard

d)

Headphones

4.

What is the name of this application software?

a)

Click this if u think Kieron is dopey

b)

OverPoint

c)

Overwatch

d)

Outlook

5.

Which one of these is an example of an emerging technology?

a)

Tom's Gaming Chair

b)

Robotics

c)

Light Bulb

d)

Reclining Seat

6.

What is this?

a)

Sunglasses

b)

Virtual Reality

c)

Xbox Kinect

d)

Kieron's Xbox Headset

7.

What does GIF. stand for?

a)

Kieron's Blue Nike Jumper - Kieron's Dopey

b)

Graphic Information Format

c)

Graphics Interchange Format

d)

Graphics Information Federation

8.

Which one of these is an example of a computer hardware?

a)

Utilities

b)

Computer Projector

c)

Computer Games

d)

Databases

9.

A computer mouse is an example of a computer software device

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is a multifunctional device?

a)

A device that can perform multiple functions such as inputting and outputting data

b)

A device that inputs data to the computer

c)

A device that returns to the user the results of data processing

d)

A device used to track your location

11.

What digital device(s) would you expect find inside the home?

a)

Computer.

b)

Television.

c)

Modern oven.

d)

All of the above.

12.

What is a server?

a)

A device used to access the internet while on the go

b)

A powerful computer that provides services to other computers

c)

A small and inexpensive computer for use by individual users

d)

A device for watching TV/films

13.

Which of the following digital devices would you expect to find in a freight lorry?

a)

Sat-nav.

b)

DVD player.

c)

Analog radio.

d)

Cassette player.

14.

What purpose would a tourist have for digital devices?

a)

To buy cheap food.

b)

To get around.

c)

To communicate with the local population.

d)

To take pictures.

e)

To sell souvenirs.

15.

Which of these disadvantages for tourists using digital devices have work-arounds.

a)

Reliance on mobile device.

b)

Reliance on mobile network provider.

c)

Reliance on public transport.

d)

Costs of mobile data usage.

e)

Reliance on GPS.

16.

What advantage does GPS provide for freight lorries?

a)

Finds the longest route to destination.

b)

Finds the least efficient route to destination.

c)

Finds the best place to stop for food.

d)

Finds the most efficient route to destination.

17.

What advantage does GPS provide for supermarkets?

a)

Allows tracking of goods' location in real-time.

b)

Finds the most efficient route to destination.

c)

Provides translation services to destination language.

d)

Alows taking pictures.

18.

Which one of these is part 3 of the Computer Misuse Act?

a)

Unauthorized access to computer material

b)

Unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences

c)

Unauthorized modification of computer material

19.

Which one of these do not concern the Copyright Designs and Patents Act?

a)

Illegally downloading a game

b)

Illegally downloading music

c)

Illegally downloading a software license

d)

Illegally distributing a virus

20.

Which act would give police legal permission to survey a potential suspects internet activities?

a)

Data Protection Act

b)

Freedom of Information Act

c)

Computer Misuse Act

d)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

21.

Signing into someone's account is a level...

a)

1 violation of the Computer Misuse Act

b)

2 violation of the Computer Misuse Act

c)

3 violation of the Computer Misuse Act

d)

4 violation of the Computer Misuse Act!!!!!!

22.
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?
a)
Hacking
b)
Spamming
c)
Phishing
d)
Logging on
23.
Why was the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 introduced?
a)
To help protect computer software
b)
To help protect computer hardware
c)
To stop the spread of computer viruses
d)
To stop people from accessing unauthorised information. 
24.
Which of the following could protect against unauthorised access to an ICT system?
a)
anti-virus software
b)
a firewall
c)
anti-malware software
d)
disk defragger
25.
According to the Computer Misuse Act you are committing a crime if you use your friend’s username and password to log onto their account?
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The Computer Misuse Act also makes it illegal to copy software
a)
True
b)
False
27.

You can freely use text or images from a website that does not have the copyright word or symbol on it.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which is NOT a law to ensure accessibility of IT systems?

a)

Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005

b)

Equality Act 2010

c)

Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

29.

Select all those that are organisations that provide guidelines on accessibility of IT systems.

a)

British Standards Institute (BSI) codes of practice

b)

Open Accessibility Framework (OAF)

c)

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 and 2.0

d)

Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005

30.

Which law sets out rules for using a device or equipment that has an alphanumeric display screen

a)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

b)

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

c)

Equality Act 2010

d)

Data Protection Act 1998

31.

What does RSI stand for?

a)

Regulation of security and industry

b)

Repetitive strain injury

c)

Re-usable software industry

d)

Relative social input

32.

Who founded the W3C?

a)

Tim Berners-Lee

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Steve Wosniak

33.

The Data Protection Act was recently updated to ...

a)

GFML

b)

GHIP

c)

GNTD

d)

GDPR

34.

This includes the code of practise known as whistleblowing

a)

British Standards Institute (BSI)

b)

Open Accessibility Framework (OAF)

c)

WCAG and W3C

d)

Police and Justice Act 2006

35.

What does RIPA stand for?

a)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

b)

Regulation of Information Powers Act

c)

Regulation of Investigatory Protection Act

d)

Recovery of Investigatory Powers Act

36.

Select ALL the malware

a)

Worm

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Virus

37.

Malware is the term used to describe mail that is phishing for personal data.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

A computer ****** is one type of malware (malicious software) which is installed without your knowledge, with the purpose of doing harm . A ******** is a program which infects (embeds itself in) other programs or data files. It is easily spread if a user innocently sends an infected file to someone else

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Worm

39.

•A ******* is a type of malware

•It is a standalone program that does need to attach itself to an existing program in order to spread

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Worm

40.

•may open a “back door” into your computer system through which your personal information can be harvested.

•It can also use your computer power and network bandwidth to send thousands of spam emails to others.

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Worm

41.

Spyware is software that gathers information about a person or organisation without their knowledge?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which is NOT illegal

a)

Virus

b)

DDos

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Adware

43.
What is ransomware?
a)
blocks access until money is paid
b)
steals your money
c)
when someone steals your computer
d)
Malware that multiplies
44.
Why is a trojan horse sneaky?
a)
It is very inviting
b)
It creeps into your computer
c)
It attacks your computer while it seems like it completes a relevant task
d)
Because of the romans
45.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
46.
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam.  She should:
a)
Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.
b)
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.
c)
Delete the message.
47.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
48.
Some companies employ hackers to test out how secure their system is
a)
True
b)
False
49.

Which of these is a search engine?

a)

Internet explorer

b)

Safari

c)

Bing

d)

Opera

50.

Which of these is an example of e-commerce?

a)

Online sports results

b)

Auction site such as ebay

c)

Completing tax return online

d)

Accessing a train timetable on a website

51.

Pop-ups , banners and pay-per-click are examples of...

a)

E-commerce

b)

Online Advertising

c)

Social networking

d)

Search engines

52.

What is netiquette?

a)

A social network app

b)

A way of downloading music

c)

A file-sharing protocol

d)

The rules about acceptable online behaviour

53.

World of Warcraft is an example of ..

a)

A virtual world

b)

A messaging app

c)

A chat group

d)

A social media app

54.

The term blog is short for

a)

beta logarithm

b)

Website logarithm

c)

Web log

d)

Webology

55.

What is a blog

a)

A messaging service

b)

An ISP

c)

An online journal

d)

An online community

56.

Twitter is an example of

a)

Microblogging

b)

MMPORG

c)

An ISP

d)

A search engine

57.

Choose the correct definition for wiki

a)

An online encyclopedia

b)

A searchable online dictionary

c)

The search engine which is used the most

d)

Websites which allow visitors to read information and then extend and edit it.

58.

Choose 2 ISPs from this list

a)

Talktalk

b)

Google Chrome

c)

BT

d)

Yahoo

59.

Which word describes moving files from the World Wide Web to your own computer?

a)

Uploading

b)

Compressing

c)

Downloading

d)

Zipping

60.

Moving files from your computer to a website is known as...

a)

Publishing

b)

Uploading

c)

Caching

d)

Linking

61.

VLE stands for

a)

Visual Learning Environment

b)

Virtual Learning Environment

c)

Viral Learning Experience

d)

Virus Losing Experiment

62.

Storing your files on another computer system via the Internet is known as ...

a)

File transferring

b)

Cloud computing

c)

Web serving

d)

Hosting

63.

Which of these is a benefit of cloud computing?

a)

It is always free

b)

You have no control over the files

c)

Data and files are available anywhere with an internet connection

d)

It is always reliable

64.

What does HTML stand for?

a)

Hyper transfer marking language

b)

Hyper text marketing language

c)

Hyper text markup language

d)

Hyper transfer markup location

65.

What is the term for junk email which is often sent to multiple recipients?

a)

Phishing

b)

Hacking

c)

Virus

d)

Spam

66.

Skype is an example of which type of protocol?

a)

TCP

b)

FTP

c)

VoIP

d)

IMAP

67.

What does VoIP stand for?

a)

Voice over instant protocol

b)

Voice over internet protocol

c)

Virtual only internet protocol

d)

Visual over internet protocol

68.

What is a hyperlink?

a)

A type of web page

b)

A very fast internet connection which connects up different countries.

c)

The language which is used to write webpages

d)

A piece of text or a graphic which will take you to another location when clicked.

69.

The process of codifying data to prevent it being read by others is called...

a)

Access levels

b)

Spam

c)

Firewall

d)

Encryption

70.

The highlighted section in this database is a

a)

Field

b)

Table

c)

Record

d)

Query

71.

Which of these is NOT an acceptable data type in a database?

a)

Address

b)

Date/time

c)

Number

d)

Yes/No

72.

The highlighted part of this database is a

a)

Record

b)

Field

c)

Report

d)

Query

73.

Which of the following is NOT a drawback of using email?

a)

Spam

b)

Viruses

c)

A reply is not always instant.

d)

Attachments can be sent with the message.

74.

In this email software, what does the circled icon enable you to do?

a)

Save the email

b)

Attach a file

c)

View your contacts

d)

Make a copy of the email

75.

What is a web server?

a)

A computer which delivers web pages to individual users' computers and other devices.

b)

A software program which allows to browse through a web site.

c)

A link to another website.

d)

A cable which connects your computer to the internet.

76.

What is Bandwidth?

a)

A measure of how fast a computer system operates.

b)

A wireless internet connection.

c)

A measure of the available capacity of a network to carry data measured in bits per second

d)

A group of computers connected together.

77.

Which image accurately shows a computer network?

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.

Which of these WILL NOT help to prevent identity theft?

a)

Changing security settings to protect privacy and identity

b)

Creating a strong password

c)

Avoiding posting personal information online.

d)

Changing the background picture on your phone

79.

Which of these will not help to protect a computer system from hacking?

a)

Installing a firewall

b)

Regularly changing passwords.

c)

Deleting old emails

d)

Installing anti-virus software.

80.

What is the main reason for zipping files?

a)

To compress them for easier storage and transmission.

b)

To make them easier to read.

c)

To keep them safe.

d)

To stop them being deleted.